IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
5 octobre  2022 
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Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété  
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  Original:  anglais  
 
ACTIVITÉS DE COOPÉRATION TECHNIQUE: RENSEIGNEMENTS  
COMMUNIQUÉS PAR LES MEMBRES  
JAPON 
La communication ci -après, datée du 12  septembre  2022, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Japon . 
 
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1  COOPÉRATION  TECHNIQUE ET FINANCIÈRE DANS LE DOMAINE DES DROITS DE 
PROPRIÉTÉ INDUSTRIELLE  
1.1  Contributions volontaires au Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour la propriété 
industrielle  
1.  Depuis 1987, le gouvernement japonais verse des contributions volontaires dans le domaine de 
la propriété industrielle à l'Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI). Le "Fonds 
fiduciaire OMPI -Japon" pour la propriété industrielle a été établi grâce à ces fonds volontaires. Il sert 
à financer divers projets pour les Mem bres de l'OMPI dans le cadre de la Commission économique 
et sociale pour l'Asie et le Pacifique (CESAP), tels que la tenue de conférences ou de colloques dans 
les offices de la propriété industrielle, l'accueil de stagiaires et d'étudiants faisant des rech erches 
dans le domaine de la propriété industrielle, l'envoi de fonctionnaires de l'Office japonais des brevets 
(JPO) et un appui à l'automatisation et à la modernisation des offices de la propriété industrielle.  
2.  Outre  ce qui précède, depuis l'exercice bud gétaire 2008 du Japon, le gouvernement japonais met 
en œuvre un nouveau programme de fonds fiduciaire OMPI -Japon pour l'Afrique d'un montant annuel 
de 1,6 million de CHF. Ce programme permettra de financer des activités destinées, entre autres 
choses, à re nforcer les cadres juridique et administratif de protection de la propriété industrielle, à 
automatiser et moderniser l'infrastructure de la propriété industrielle de manière à assurer un service 
de grande qualité aux utilisateurs, à partager l'expérience des PME et des experts japonais en 
matière de gestion commerciale de la propriété industrielle et à mettre en valeur les ressources 
humaines en Afrique.  
3.  Depuis  avril 2019, le Japon a renouvelé les fonds mondiaux constitués par le Fonds fiduciaire 
OMPI -Japon, qui sont utilisés sans limiter les domaines de soutien. Pour l'exercice budgétaire 2021, 
le Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour la propriété industrielle  s'élève à 4,66 millions de CHF.  
1.2  Programmes du JPO 
1.2.1   Programme  de formation  
4.  Le Japon organise, pour les pays en développement, des programmes de formation destinés à 
les aider à mettre en œuvre l'Accord sur les ADPIC. Entre avril 1996 et mars 2022, le Japon a formé 
7 377 stagiaires des secteurs public et privé, provenant de 100 pays et de 5 régions, principalement 
de la région Asie -Pacifique, d'Amérique latine et d'Afrique. Aux fins de la mise en œuvre effective 
des lois, le Japon prévoit de mener à l'avenir des activités dans le domaine de la mise en valeur des 
ressources humaines axées sur le respect des droits de propriété intellectuelle (DPI).  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
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  1.2.1.1   Programmes de formation à l'intention des fonctionnaires gouvernementaux  
5.  Le JPO mène à l'intention des fonctionnai res gouvernementaux des cours collectifs sur les DPI. 
Pendant l'exercice 2021, 12 cours collectifs ont été dispensés et 236 participants au total ont achevé 
cette formation . 
1.2.1.2   Programmes de formation à l'intention du secteur privé  
6.  Le JPO dispense également d es cours collectifs sur les DPI à l'intention de stagiaires du secteur 
privé. Pendant l'exercice 2021, 6 cours collectifs ont été dispensé et 99 participants au total ont 
achevé cette formation . 
1.2.2   Bourses d'études de longue durée et de courte durée  
7.  En raison  de l'impact de la pandémie de COVID -19, le programme de bourses de longue durée 
dans le cadre du programme du Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour la propriété industrielle pour 
l'exercice 2020 a été remplacé par un cours en ligne/virtuel sur la PI orga nisé par l'Institut de 
technologie d'Osaka (OIT). Dix participants venant de la Malaisie, des Philippines, de la Thaïlande, 
de Sri Lanka et du Viet Nam ont suivi ce cours en ligne de quatre mois au cours du second semestre 
de l'exercice 2020 . 
8.  Le programme de bourses de courte durée financé par le Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour 
la propriété industrielle permet aux stagiaires d'acquérir une expérience professionnelle pratique de 
deux semaines dans des domaines liés à la PI. Toutefois, compte tenu de l a situation liée à la 
COVID -19, ce programme n'a pas été mis en œuvre au cours de l'exercice 2020 . 
1.2.3   Séminaire  sur les droits de propriété intellectuelle à l'intention de l'Association des 
anciens participants  
9.  Le JPO a proposé aux participants de créer une association des anciens participants pour 
contribuer à diffuser, dans leur pays d'origine, des renseignements sur les régimes de PI et informer 
les membres de l'association des faits nouveaux en la matière. Il a mené des séminaires de suivi 
dans plusie urs pays d'Asie à l'intention des personnes ayant suivi des cours de formation au Japon, 
afin qu'elles conservent les acquis de ces cours et contribuent à la mise en valeur des ressources 
humaines . 
10.  Lorsque  le JPO reçoit une demande d'assistance de la part d'une association d'anciens 
participants pour l'organisation d'un séminaire sur la PI, il lui fournit les types d'assistance suivants: 
assistance financière pour faire face au coût de l'organisation du séminaire et envoi d'intervenants 
japonais à la manife station . 
11.  Au cours de l'exercice 2021, des séminaires de suivi ont été tenus en ligne au x Philippines  et 
en Thaïlande . 
1.2.4   Missions  d'experts  
12.  Le JPO envoie des experts et des intervenants pour des séminaires, spécialisés dans divers 
domaines de la PI, par l'int ermédiaire du Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour la propriété 
industrielle et de l'Agence japonaise de coopération internationale (JICA). Les experts dispensent 
essentiellement une formation sur place concernant les pratiques d'examen, l'informatisatio n, etc . 
13.  Le JPO a également envoyé, dans le cadre du programme de la JICA, des experts détachés pour 
une longue durée afin qu'ils participent aux projets de coopération technique de l'Agence mis en 
œuvre dans les offices de la propriété intellectuelle des p ays bénéficiaires respectifs . 
14.  Au cours de l'exercice 2021, six experts au total ont participé aux programmes en ligne mis en 
œuvre dans le cadre du programme de l'OMPI . IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
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  1.2.5   Programmes  du Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour la propriété industrielle  
15.  Pendant  l'exercice 2021, 16 programmes ont été mis en œuvre avec le soutien financier du 
Fonds fiduciaire mondial du Japon pour la propriété industrielle . 
1.2.6   Fourniture des "abrégés de brevets japonais" sur CD -ROM  
16.  Le fait que des tierces parties obtenaient des brevets dans d'autres pays pour des inventions 
faisant déjà l'objet de demandes de brevet au Japon a causé des difficultés. Pour éviter de telles 
situations et améliorer la qualité des examens dans les pays en dé veloppement, le JPO a publié la 
version sur CD -ROM des "Abrégés de brevets japonais". Ces documents contiennent des traductions 
anglaises des données bibliographiques et des abrégés de brevets ainsi que des schémas 
représentatifs publiés dans le Kokai Tokk yo Koho , ce qui revient à publier des demandes de brevet. 
Depuis avril 1995, le JPO fournit gratuitement ce CD -ROM à des institutions/organismes étrangers, 
y compris les principaux offices de propriété intellectuelle et organisations internationales. Depui s 
août 2022, 49 institutions/organismes les reçoivent régulièrement . 
1.2.7   Projet de publication (en anglais et en japonais) des lois et règlements relatifs aux 
droits de propriété industrielle en vigueur dans plusieurs pays  
17.  Le JPO a traduit en anglais et en jap onais des lois et règlements liés aux droits de propriété 
industrielle de pays étrangers et a publié ces traductions sur son site Web. À ce jour, les traductions 
de lois et de règlements de quelque 100 pays et organisations intergouvernementales sont 
dispo nibles sur ce site . 
Japonais: https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/laws/gaikoku/mokuji.html  
Anglais : https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/gaikoku/index.html  
1.3  Projets  de la JICA  
1.3.1   Projets de coopération technique   
18.  La JICA a mené des projets de coopération technique dans le domaine  de la propriété 
intellectuelle, qui ont contribué à renforcer les moyens de faire respecter les DPI en Indonésie. Elle 
met en œuvre actuellement un projet de coopération technique qui contribue à améliorer la capacité 
d'examen au Viet Nam (exercices 2020 -2022).  
1.3.2   Cours collectifs  
19.  La JICA a également assuré des cours collectifs sur la propriété intellectuelle. Elle a organisé, 
en coopération avec l'OMPI et le Centre de droit comparé de Kyoto (KCLC – organisme de recherche 
à but non lucratif), des formations d e deux mois sur le régime juridique des DPI et les moyens de 
faire respecter ces droits, à l'intention des fonctionnaires des organismes gouvernementaux du 
monde entier chargés de faire respecter les DPI (exercices 2000 à 2012). De plus, la JICA a mis en 
œuvre, en coopération avec le KCLC, une formation d'un mois sur l'amélioration du système de 
propriété intellectuelle pour le développement économique au Japon (exercices 2015 à 2019) . 
2  COOP ÉRATION TECHNIQUE ET FINANCIÈRE DANS LE DOMAINE DU DROIT D'AUTEUR  
20.  L'Office japonais du droit d'auteur (JCO), qui relève de l'Agence pour les affaires culturelles, 
planifie et exécute les programmes ci -après en vue de contribuer à l'élaboration de systèmes de 
droit d'auteur dans les pays en développement et de re nforcer la coopération régionale entre les 
pays de la région Asie -Pacifique . 
21.  Le "Programme de renforcement des systèmes de droit d'auteur pour la région Asie -Pacifique 
(APACE)" a été lancé en 1993 avec l'établissement du Fonds fiduciaire OMPI -Japon dans le  domaine 
du droit d'auteur, à l'intention des pays de la région. Pendant l'exercice 2021, plusieurs programmes 
ont été mis en œuvre en ligne en raison de la pandémie. Il s'agissait de l'atelier de formation pour 
les fonctionnaires et administrateurs de nou veaux organismes de gestion collective, et des trois 
premières éditions du programme virtuel d'accompagnement pour les artistes et administrateurs 
d'entreprises créatives . IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
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  3  COOP ÉRATION TECHNIQUE ET FINANCIÈRE DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA PROTECTION DES 
OBTENTIONS VÉGÉTALES  
3.1  Coop ération par le biais de l' UPOV  
22.  Le gouvernement japonais, par le biais d'un fonds fiduciaire auprès de l'UPOV, a financé des 
programmes concernant les systèmes de protection des obtentions végétales conformes aux règles 
de l'UPOV V. 
23.  Afin de faciliter l'établissement et la mise en œuvre de systèmes de protection des obtentions 
végétales de l'UPOV pour les pays d'Asie, plusieurs activités ont été menées telles que des séminaires 
nationaux et internationaux pour mieux faire connaître les systèmes  de protection des obtentions 
végétales, une aide à la rédaction de lois sur la protection des obtentions végétales conformément 
à la Convention de l'UPOV et la mise en place d'une plate -forme unique de demande en ligne (e -
PVP Asia). 
3.2  Cours collectifs de l' Agence japonaise de coopération internationale ( JICA ) 
24.  Les cours de la JICA, qui ont débuté en 2000, sont organisés en coopération avec le Ministère 
de l'agriculture, des forêts et des pêches et le NCSS (Centre des semences et des jeunes plants, 
Organisatio n nationale pour l'agriculture et la recherche alimentaire) afin de contribuer à 
l'amélioration des systèmes de protection des obtentions végétales et du contrôle de la qualité des 
semences et des jeunes plants. En 2021, un cours collectif a été présenté e n ligne en raison de la 
propagation de la COVID -19. Il a réuni des participants de dix pays (Indonésie, Malaisie, Mongolie, 
Népal, Pakistan, République démocratique populaire lao, Soudan, Thaïlande, Viet Nam et Zambie ). 
3.3  Coop ération par le biais du Forum su r la protection des obtentions végétales en Asie 
de l'Est  
25.  Pour faciliter l'établissement et l'harmonisation internationale de systèmes de protection des 
obtentions végétales dans les pays d'Asie de l'Est, le Forum sur la protection des obtentions 
végétales  en Asie de l'Est (EAPVPF) a été créé à l'initiative du Japon en 2007 avec la participation 
des pays de l'ASEAN, de la Chine, de la République de Corée et du Japon . 
26.  La onzième réunion annuelle de l'EAPVPF s'est tenue à Muntinlupa (Philippines) le 1er août 
2018. Elle a adopté le Plan stratégique décennal de l'EAPVPF (2018 -2027), y compris la directive 
commune visant à mettre en place des systèmes de protection des obtentions végétales compatibles 
avec la Convention de l'UPOV entre les membres de l'instance. Ce plan stratégique décennal a été 
révisé à la douzième réunion annuelle qui s'est tenue à Beijing (Chine), le 24 avril 2019. Le document 
révisé du Plan stratégique décennal est disponible en ligne à l'adresse suivante : 
http://eapvp.org/about/ . 
27.  Différentes  activités de coopération proposées par les membres de l'EAPVPF conformément au  
Plan stratégique décennal ont été adoptées chaque année à l'occasion de la réunion annuelle, et ces 
activités ont été mises en œuvre au niveau local ou sous forme virtuelle. Le projet pilote de l'EAPVP 
est mis en œuvre entre 2018 et 2023 en vue d'établir une plate -forme en ligne unique pour la 
présentation des demandes aux office de protection des obtentions végétales des pays participant 
et de renforcer la coopération en matière d'examen entre ces offices. De plus amples renseignements 
sur ces activités s ont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : http://www.eapvp.org/report . 
4  COOP ÉRATION TECHNIQUE ET FINANCIÈRE DANS LE DOMAINE DES MESURES À LA 
FRONTIÈRE  
28.  Le Ministère des finances du gouvernement japonais a or ganisé des programmes de bourses, 
des cours de formation et des missions d'experts concernant l'Accord sur les ADPIC dans le domaine 
des mesures à la frontière en vue de faire respecter les DPI. L'objectif principal de ces programmes 
est d'aider les foncti onnaires des douanes des pays en développement, principalement dans la région 
Asie-Pacifique, à mettre en œuvre sans heurts l'Accord sur les ADPIC. Au cours de l'exercice 2021, 
un programme de bourses et un cours de formation ont été mis en œuvre au Japon,  avec 
dix participants. Des experts ont par ailleurs rejoint neuf ateliers pendant l'exercice 2021 pour IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
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  améliorer les connaissances et compétences des fonctionnaires des douanes en ce qui concerne les 
moyens de faire respecter les DPI à la frontière . 
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  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
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Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Promoting Public Awareness of IP  
Date and end date  9 July 2021 - 2 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Chile; Ethiopia; India; Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Liberia; Malaysia; Mexico; Nigeria; Philipp ines; Singapore; 
Thailand; Tunisia  
Brief description  To gain knowledge of efficient and effective methods and measures undertaken by 
government for the promotion of public awareness of IP rights through presentations 
and exchange of opinions regarding the IP promotional activities in the countries of 
other participants.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  (1) Officials at IP Offices involved in activities for raising public awareness on the 
importance of IPR; OR (2) Persons engaged in activities designed to raise public 
awareness on the importance of IPR in IP promotional organizations.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainabl e Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  23 participants from 15 countries and 2 regions have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai /developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
 
 
1 In English only .  
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- 7 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Trademark Examination under the Madrid 
System  
Date and end date  21 July 2021 - 27 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Chile; Malaysia; Mauritius; Pakistan; Peru; Qatar; Sri Lanka  
Brief description  To encourage and assist candidate countries of the Madrid System by outlining the 
characteristic features of the System for participants from relevant IP Offices and 
sharing Japan 's experiences in accommodating the Madrid System into its national 
trademark system, including the execution of trademark examination.  
Beneficiary institutio n or audience  Officials from IP Offices who are engaged in or expected to engage in Madrid Protocol 
operations.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Su stainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  17 participants from 8 countries have completed   
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/devel oping/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 8 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Academia -Industry Collaboration and 
Technology Transfer  
Date and end date 29 July 2021 - 2 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Chile; The Gambia; Indonesia; Jamaica; Kenya; Malaysia; Mexico; 
Mozambique; Nigeria; Philippines; Sao Tomé and Principe; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To deepen participants'  knowledge regarding  intellectual property in general, as well 
as to learn efficient and effective methods for managing IP at universities and other 
institutions, by hearing lectures and h olding discussions on managing intellectual 
property, university -industry -government collaboration, and ways for universities 
and research institutes to transfer technology to the private sector.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  (1) Employees at univer sities or research institutions involved in intellectual property 
management/utilization, such as the promotion of university -industry -government 
collaboration and technology transfer; OR (2) Persons at ministries/government 
offices in charge of developing  technology, and other related organizations who are 
engaged in advising and supporting IP management/utilization such as promoting 
university -industry -government collaborations and technology transfers; OR (3) 
Employees of companies who are in charge of i ntellectual property; or (4) Officials 
of IP Offices engaged in work regarding IP management/utilization such as 
promotion of industry -academia collaboration and technology transfer at universities 
and research institutes.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  27 participants from 18 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.j p 
  
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- 9 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination (Basic Program)  
Date and end date  10 August 2021 - 1 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Jordan; Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Qatar; South Africa  
Brief description  To deepen the understanding on applicable laws and regulations, examination 
guidelines, expertise on examination practices, case studies, etc., related to patent 
rights through lectures and to improve expertise for conducting prompt and accurate 
examinations for examiners.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Patent examiners from IP Offices with limited experience conducting 
formality/substantive examinations, who wis h to strengthen their basic 
understanding of substantive examinations.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or  impact  21 participants from  10 countries and 1 region have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
 
Name of pr ogramme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination Management for 
Managers  
Date and end date  3 September 2021 - 29 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Cambodia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; 
Singapore; Thailand; Türkiye; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To deepen participants' understanding and skills about effective examination 
management such as acceleration of patent examination, quality management, 
training of examiners, improving the state of managing examination practices and 
to improve the expertise necessary for managing an IP Office.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Being in a managerial position (ex. Director of Patent Department) who are in charge 
of managing patent exami nation practices.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  17 participants from 9 countries have complet ed 
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp   
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Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course for Practitioners Specializing in Trademarks  
Date and end date  3 September 2021 - 11 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To deepen participants'  knowledge on intellectual property in general, as well as to 
enhance participants'  understanding of and professional capabilities regarding  
trademark practices, by hearing lectures and holding discussions on the trademark 
system, trademark examination standards of the Madrid System, and the use of 
trademark informati on. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  (1) Patent/trademark attorneys and IP lawyers in the private sector who are involved 
in trademark practices; or (2) Employees engaged in trademark practices in the 
private sector.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  18 participants from 11 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.j p 
  
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- 11 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination for Middle Eastern and 
African Countries  
Date and end date  13 September 2021 - 5 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Iran; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; South Africa; Tunisia  
Brief description  To deepen the  participants'  understanding of substantive patent examination 
practices, by examining case studies and search practices, so as to enhance 
expertise to the level that is required of patent exami ners at IP Offices in Middle 
Eastern and African Countries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Patent examiners from IP offices, engaged in substantive examination for at least 
three years. One is patent examiner who manage the patent examination in your  
office, the other is middle - high class patent examiner.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  231 participants from 5 countries and 1 region have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on General Management of IP Office  
Date and end date  4 October 2021 - 22 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Cambodia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Kenya; Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Peru; Philippines; Singapore; South Africa; 
Thailand; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To deepen understanding of business operations by exploring best practices for IP 
Office management, and by comparing the entire IP Office workflow amon g 
participating countries (including Japan) from the time of application to the 
extinguishment of industrial property rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Being those responsible for the formulation of IP policies and/or administrative and 
operatio ns management of their IP Offices.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  24 participants from 14 countries and 2 regions have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp   
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Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Anti -Counterfeiting Measures for 
Practitioners  
Date and end date  5 October 2021 - 1 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Malaysia; Philippines; South 
Africa; Thailand; Uganda; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To deepen participants'  understanding of the initiatives on, and the current state of, 
strengthening of enforcement of intellectual property rights in Japan, in order to 
enhance the capabilities of IP office official s in the target participants ' countries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  (1) Officials from IP Offices engaged in work related to measures against counterfeits 
and piracy . (2) C ustoms  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Prop erty Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  26 participants from 11 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 13 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course for IP Trainers  
Date and end date  22 October 2021 - 29 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; India; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Thailand; Tunisia  
Brief description  In disseminating and raising awareness of IP rights for young people in particular, 
to deepen the participants ' understanding of required knowledge (e.g. legal systems 
and international treaties) and methods of education (e.g. textbooks and 
implementation plans) as well as train suitable educators/instructors through 
conducting presentations and exchanging opinions on IP rights dissemination 
activities.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Lecturers / Employees at universities or research instit utions involved in education 
related to the intellectual property system.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs  or impact  16 participants from 7 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Trial and Appeal System  
Date and end date  25 October 2021 - 17 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; 
Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To further understanding by analyzing the trial and appeal system of a participant's  
own country and those of the countries of other participants, including Japan, as well 
as to assist in creating a feasibility study for participants from countries which 
currently have no trial and appeal system.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  (1) Officials from IP  Offices who are engaged in or expected to engage in appeal 
operations; OR (2) Judges  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AO TS) 
Outputs or impact  11 participants from 8 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp   
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Name of pr ogramme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course for Practitioners Specializing in Patents  
Date and end date  28 October 2021 - 13 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; India; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To enhance participants'  knowledge on intellectual property in general. To also 
deepen participants'  understanding and enhance their professional capabilities in 
terms of patent practices such as acquiring knowledge on the outline of the patent  
system, preparing specifications and drawings, handling office actions, making 
amendments, judging patentability, considering patents for innovative technology, 
using patent information, and handling operations involving licensing.  
Beneficiary institutio n or audience  1) Patent attorneys and IP lawyers in the private sector who have experience 
drafting patent specifications; OR 2) Patent practitioners in the private sector who 
have experience drafting patent specifications.  
Technical cooperation provider( s) JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  15 participants from 6 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 15 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Operational Patent Examination Training Programme  
Date and end date  29 October 2021 - 10 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Malaysia; Mexico; Peru; Philippines; Thailand; Türkiye; Viet Nam  
Brief description  To enhance the capabilities of patent examiners, by training and fostering the 
examiners who fulfill leadership roles in their specific fields in two months. In 
addition, the course aims at improving the operating procedures at the IP Offices 
acting as International Searching Authorities (ISAs), so that their substantive 
examination practices will be eventually enhanced. This will be achieved by having 
the participants make effective use of materials, which they create during the 
training progra m, in their own domestic examination.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  1) Patent examiners from IP Offices who have been engaged in substantive 
examination for at least three years in the field of chemistry or telecommunications. 
2) For IP Offices acti ng as ISAs under the PCT, patent examiners engaged in or 
expected to engage in substantive examination of PCT applications in the above -
mentioned technical fields.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The A ssociation for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  15 participants from 7 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 16 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Information Technology  
Date and end date  9 November 2021 - 1 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Iran; Kenya; Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic; Malaysia; Mexico; Pakistan; Philippines; Viet Nam  
Brief description  (i) Improve business efficiency of concerned IP Offices based on the use of IT 
systems (ii)  Increase participants ' knowledge about management and operational 
use of IT systems; and clarify issues of each IP Office through a discussion  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Officials from IP Offices, have more than three years of experience in the field of IT 
system, in prin ciple.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  20 participants from 12 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on  Design Policy for India  
Date and  end date  28 October 2021 - 28 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  To promote better understanding regarding  industrial design right s by studying  the 
life cycle of such rights . In this training course, the focus is  on how to  create a 
design, protect it by industrial design right and utilize the right in business. Through 
the lecture provided by expert trainer s and the discussion among the participants 
and trainers, the particip ants can better understand the importance of industrial 
design right s. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students or researchers in national institute including university, engaged in 
research about design.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  71 trainees from India participated.  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 17 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Substantive Examination of Trademarks  
Date and end date  16 December 2021 - 2 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; 
Cameroon; Dominican Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Madagascar; 
Malaysia; Mexico; Nigeria; Oman; Philippines; Thailand; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam; 
Zimbabwe  
Brief description  To deepen participants'  understanding and expertise in applicabl e laws and 
regulations, examination guidelines, and examination practices for trademarks 
through case studies and on-the-job training and to improve the expertise for 
prompt and appropriate trademark examination for examiners in developing 
countries.  
Bene ficiary institution or audience  Trademark examiners from IP Offices with more than one year of experience 
conducting substantive examination s. 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center  (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  30 participants from 18 countries and 1 region have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 18 - Name of pr ogramme or project  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination in Specific Technical 
Fields for Latin American Countries  
Date and end date  18 January 2022 - 17 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Mexico  
Brief description  To deepen the understanding on technologies in specific fields and on substantive 
examination practices, by examining case studies, so as to enhance one 's expertise 
to the level that is required of patent examiners at IP Offices in Latin American 
countries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Patent examiners from IP Offices, engaged in substantive examination for at least 
three years, engaged in , or expected to engage in PCT operations, and in charge of 
the fields of machinery / chemistr y. 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asia -Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  13 participants from 4 countries have completed  
Website for  further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 19 - Name of programme or project  JPO/IPR Training Course on Design Substantive Examination and Accession 
to the Hague Agreement  
Date and end date  24 January 2022 - 23 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Brazil; China; India; Kazakhstan; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; 
Thailand  
Brief description  (1) To deepen participants'  understanding on expertise of applicable laws and 
regulations, examination guidelines,  and substantive examination practices for 
designs. (2) To encourage and assist candidate countries of the Geneva Act of the 
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs 
(the Hague System) and to improve participants'  ability to carry out  prompt and 
appropriate design examination by sharing Japan 's experiences in accommodating 
the Hague System into its national design system, including the practical execution 
of substantive examination.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  (1) Design examiners from IP Offices who have more than one year of experience 
conducting substantive examination; AND/OR (2) Officials involved in preparation 
for accession to the Hague Agreement in IP Offices.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JIII Asi a-Pacific Industrial Property Center (APIC) The Association for Overseas 
Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)  
Outputs or impact  19 participants from 9 countries have completed  
Website for further information  https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/kokusai/developing/training/2021.html  
Contact point for further information  PA0870@jpo.go.jp  
  
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- 20 - Name of programme or project  IP4Youth&Teachers Workshop  
Date and end date  3 June 2021 - 4 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Philippines; 
Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  This workshop focused on the importance of teaching IP to youth from the 
perspective of promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship to foster a 
knowledgeable future generation of IP users and producers  
Beneficiary institution or audience  44 participants including policymakers, teachers and practitioners in the field of IP 
from abovementioned countries  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The WIPO Academy and the WIPO Japan Office  with the support of the Japan Patent 
Office and with financing from the Funds -In-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact is to cultivate dialogue among educators, curricula setters and 
IP offices  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/academy/en/news/2021/news_0017.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 21 - Name of programme or project  Sub Regional Workshop in MIP Program, Africa University, From University 
Research to Intellectual Property, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship  
Date and end date  3 June 2021 - 4 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Eswatini; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; 
Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Sierra Leone; Somalia; 
Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This workshop was held to provide alumni of the Master 's degree in Intellectual 
Property (MIP) program a platform to discuss the opportunities that exist within the 
IP system for the management of research outcomes, including commercialization  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students of MIP program 2021, alumni of MIP program, and representatives of 
WIPO, ARIPO and the Africa University  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in collaboration with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization 
(ARIPO) with support from the FIT Japan IP Globa l 
Outputs or impact  The expected impacts are i) to enable MIP graduates from the Africa University 
expand their networks in the field of IP; and ii) to add value to the knowledge 
acquired from their training at the MIP program  
Website for further informa tion https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2021
/news_0004.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 22 - Name of programme or project  Intersessional Meeting for the Second Arab -Asian Dialogue on Intellectual 
Property Between  Japan and Selected Arab Countries  
Date and end date  8 July 2021 - 8 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; Egypt; Jordan; Morocco; Oman; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 
Sudan; Tunisia  
Brief description  This meeting focused on IP policy and strategic considerations relating to the current 
international circumstances and emerging trends in the field of IP, particularly 
frontier technologies . 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials responsible for the national IP policy and strategy in Arab 
countries  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in cooperation with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the League of Arab 
States (LAS), with the support of financing from the FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  Acknowledgement of the important influence of the fourth industrial revolution on 
national IP Offices, which need to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of IP users; 
with the ultimate objective of serving national development goals dedicated to 
promoting  innovation, creativity and sustainable development.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2021
/news_0006.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 23 - Name of pr ogramme or project  WIPO -JPO-DGIP Virtual National Workshop on Building Respect for 
Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment for Public Prosecutors and 
Law Enforcement Officials in Indonesia  
Date and end date  1 December 2021 - 2 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  This workshop covered a range of topics including Building Respect for IP as a global 
approach of IP enforcement; the legal framework on IP enforcement in Indonesia; 
trademark counterfeiting, copyright piracy and commercial scale; the disposal of IP 
infringing goods; the role of the right holders in the fight against counterfeiting and 
piracy; border measures in Indonesia; and IP crime in the digital environment, 
including evide ncing and remedies . 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public prosecutors and law enforcement officials in Indonesia  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO with the support of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of 
Indonesia and the Japan P atent Office and with financing from the FIT Japan IP 
Global  
Outputs or impact  It is expected that IP crime investigators and prosecutors be equipped to deal with 
IP and IP -related crimes in a manner conducive to the implementation of 
Recommendation 45 of  the WIPO Development Agenda.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2021
/news_0007.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 24 - Name of pr ogramme or project  Regional Workshops on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for 
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue 
Economy Sectors  
Date and end date  23 September 2021 - 24 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The participants ideated, prototyped and tested the first iteration of a capacity 
development program for visionaries in the CARICO M region  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Offices. Climate Change Agencies, Renewable Energy Agencies, Policy Makers, 
Entrepreneurs, Researchers/Academia, etc.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in cooperation with the University of the West In dies (UWI), the Japan Patent 
Office (JPO) and the Caribbean Climate -Smart Accelerator, with the support of 
financing from the FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact is to cultivate a self -sustaining and culturally relevant 
innovation hu b co-designed by practitioners actively working in the CARICOM region 
through design thinking methodologies  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0001.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 25 - Name of programme or project  Regional Workshops on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for 
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue 
Economy Sectors  
Date and end date  2 November 2021 - 3 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The participants ideated, prototyped and tested the first iteration of a capacity 
development program for visionaries in the CARICO M region  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Offices. Climate Change Agencies, Renewable Energy Agencies, Policy Makers, 
Entrepreneurs, Researchers/Academia, etc.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in cooperation with the University of the West In dies (UWI), the Japan Patent 
Office (JPO) and the Caribbean Climate -Smart Accelerator, with the support of 
financing from the FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact is to cultivate a self -sustaining and culturally relevant 
innovation hu b co-designed by practitioners actively working in the CARICOM region 
through design thinking methodologies . 
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0001.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 26 - Name of pr ogramme or project  Regional Workshops on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for 
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue 
Economy Sectors  
Date and end date  8 December 2021 - 9 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The participants ideated, prototyped and tested the first iteration of a capacity 
development program for visionaries in the CARICOM region  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Offices. Climate Change Agencies, Renewable Energy Agencies, Policy Makers, 
Entrepreneurs, Researchers/Academia, etc.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in cooperation with the University of the West Indies (UWI) , the Japan Patent 
Office (JPO) and the Caribbean Climate -Smart Accelerator, with the support of 
financing from the FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact is to cultivate a self -sustaining and culturally relevant 
innovation hub co -desig ned by practitioners actively working in the CARICOM region 
through design thinking methodologies . 
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0001.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
- 27 - Name of pr ogramme or project  Online IP study courses held by the Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)  
Date and end date  28 September 2021 - 14 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Malaysia; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  These online courses covered various aspects of IP law and practice, and informed 
about the international and Japanese context of numerous key areas that included: 
IP strategies, IP marketing, IP assessments, IP licensing, and Industry -academia  
collaboration using IP  
Beneficiary institution or audience  People involved in technology research, licensing and management  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO and Osaka Institute of Technology with the support of financing from the FIT 
Japan IP Glob al 
Outputs or impact  It is expected that the participants return and transfer the experiences learned back 
to their home institution and colleagues in the field of IP -based technology transfer . 
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0002.html  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of pr ogramme or project  WIPO Online Workshop on Utilizing Examination Work Products from other 
National Phases for Paris Convention or PCT Filings  
Date and end date  13 March 2022 - 16 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh  
Brief description  Participants learned in particular how to research patent family information, analyze 
examination status in different national phases, and retrieve and compare citation 
and dossier information of family members . 
Beneficiary institution or audi ence Patent examiners of Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO with the assistance of the Japan Patent Office  
Outputs or impact  Development of the skills of DPDT 's examiners with respect to utilizing  examination 
work-products from the international and other national phases  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0003.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
- 28 - Name of pr ogramme or project  Virtual Regional Training Workshop on the Madrid System for Selected 
African Madrid Members  
Date and end date  28 February 2022 - 4 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Madagascar; Morocco; Tunisia  
Brief description  This workshop focused on operations at the level of both the office of origin and the 
offices of designated members, data communication (IPAS, Madrid Office Portal, and 
Madrid e -Filing), and online tools and resources for trademark users and in tellectual 
property (IP) offices.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Officials or heads of units/sections that are responsible for operational aspects of 
the Madrid System or for the accession preparation to the Madrid System in IPOs  
Technical cooperati on provider(s)  WIPO with support from FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impacts are to strengthen the participants ' knowledge of and capacity 
to use the Madrid System, and to create a network for them to exchange 
experiences.  
Website for  further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0015.html  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  WIPO Virtual Regional Meeting on Developing the ASEAN Regional 
Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Network  
Date and end date  7 March 2022 - 7 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Viet Nam  
Brief description  TISC focal points in each ASEAN Member States shared information on the status, 
including recent developments of their national TISC network.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  TISC staffs in ASEAN member states  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO with support from Japan Patent Office  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact: (1) continued development of the ASEAN regional TISC 
network ; and  (2) enhanced access to and use of IP information by IP institutions 
and the public to promote innovation and creativity.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0006.html  
Contact point for further information    
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Name of programme or project  Virtual Regional Meeting of Intellectual Property Office Officials 
Responsible for the Madrid System in Selected Asia and Pacific Countries  
Date and end date  23 March 2022 - 29 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mongolia; Myanmar; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; 
Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  This meeting focused on operations at the level of both the office of origin and the 
office of a designated member, classification, data communication (IPAS, Madrid 
Office Portal and Madrid e -Filing), how to prepare for the accession to, and further 
promote, the Madrid  System.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Officials or heads of units/sections that are responsible for operational aspects of 
the Madrid System or for the accession preparation to the Madrid System in IPOs  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO with support from FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impacts are to strengthen the capacity of IP offices and to improve the 
operations of the Madrid System in the contracting parties, to enhance the 
knowledge of the operations and to encourage  accession to the Madrid System for 
non-contracting parties.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0014.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
- 30 - Name of pr ogramme or project  WIPO -ARIPO Virtual Regional Meeting on Developing the Regional 
Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Network  
Date and end date  14 March 2022 - 15 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Cabo Verde; Eswatini; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; 
Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Sierra 
Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia  
Brief description  TISC focal points of the ARIPO member states exchanged information  about their 
activities and discussed their efforts and experiences in order to strengthen their 
TISC networks and dissemination of IP information.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  TISC staffs in ARIPO member states  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in collaboration with ARIPO with support from Japan Patent Office  
Outputs or impact  The expected impacts: (1) continued development of the ARIPO sub -regional TISC 
network; (2) enhanced access to and use of IP information by IP institutions and the 
public to promote innovation and creativity.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0007.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/3  
 
- 31 - Name of pr ogramme or project  Forum on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for Small Island 
Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue Economy 
Sectors  
Date and end date  22 March 2022 - 24 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The participants successfully achieved testing the next iteration of the capacity 
development concepts by interactively discussing with presenters from gove rnments 
and development agencies and joining prototyped capacity building sessions.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP Offices. Climate Change Agencies, Renewable Energy Agencies, Policy Makers, 
Entrepreneurs, Researchers/Academia, etc.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO in cooperation with the University of the West Indies (UWI), the Japan Patent 
Office (JPO), the Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator (CCSA), the Caribbean 
Intellectual Property and Innovatio n Project of the European Union (CARIPI) and the 
Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility/ the Inter -American Development Bank 
(IDB), with the support of financing from the FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact is to cultivate a self -sustaining and culturally relevant 
innovation hub co -designed by practitioners actively working in the CARICOM region 
through design thinking methodologies.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0008.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 32 - Name of pr ogramme or project  The Enabling Innovation Environment (EIE) Project for IP and Technology 
– Remote Mentorship Program 2021 -22 
Date and end date  1 October 2021 - 31 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Malaysia; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  This program assisted 36 institutions across the five countries through the remote 
mentoring by WIPO 's experts to learn about IP management practices based on the 
institution 's own technologies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  TTOs 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO with support from JPO  
Outputs or impact  Supported a total of 52 technologies and innovations  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0009.html  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of pr ogramme or project  WIPO GREEN Latin American Acceleration Project Phase 2  
Date and end date  1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina; Brazil; Chile  
Brief description  With regard to  the innovative green technology solutions, the projects focused on 
identification of needs and solution seekers; identification of relevant solution 
providers; and establishment of contact between seekers and providers.  
Beneficiary institution or audienc e INPI Argentina, INPI Brazil, INAPI Chile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Argentina  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO with financing from the FIT Japan IP Global  
Outputs or impact  The expected impact is to facilitate adaptation, adoption, transfer, an d deployment 
of green technologies in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2022
/news_0010.html  
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 33 - Name of pr ogramme or project  Master 's Degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) program offered jointly by 
WIPO, ARIPO and Africa University  
Date and end date  1 May 2021 - 4 June 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Kenya; Namibia; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; 
Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The FIT Japan IP Global provided 12 scholarships to selected students from the 
countries indicated above to participate in the MIP jointly offered by WIPO, ARIPO 
and Africa University, M utare, Zimbabwe.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students and young professionals in the field of IP in ARIPO member states  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO, ARIPO and Africa University with financial assistance from the FIT Japan IP 
Global  
Outputs or impact  It is expected that the alumni will be the future leaders who will lead the national 
economic policies or science and technology policies from the aspect of IP.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/fitip_capab
ilities_capacities.html  
Contact point for further infor mation   
 
Name of programme or project  Master 's Degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) program offered jointly by 
WIPO, OAPI and University of Yaoundé II  
Date and end date  1 October 2021 - 30 June 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Côte d 'Ivoire; 
Gabon; Guinea; Mauritania; Senegal; Togo  
Brief description  The FIT Japan IP Global provided 12 scholarships to selected students from the 
countries indicated in bold above to partic ipate in the MIP jointly offered by WIPO, 
OAPI and University of Yaoundé II in Yaoundé, Cameroon.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students and young professionals in the field of IP in OAPI member states  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO, OAPI a nd University of Yaoundé II with financial assistance from the FIT Japan 
IP Global  
Outputs or impact  It is expected that the alumni will be the future leaders who will lead the national 
economic policies or science and technology policies from the aspect of IP.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/fitip_capab
ilities_capacities.html  
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Name of programme or project  Project for Efficient and Fair Disputes Resolution Mechanism and Legislative 
Drafting Capacity Development for Improving Business Environment  
Date and end date  1 October 2021 - 30 September 2025  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  This project is designed to improve legal certainty in the business community by 
enhancing the capacity of drafters to ensure legislative consistency and the capacity 
of judges for efficient  and fair case processing and disposition in business -related 
cases including IP disputes  
Beneficiary institution or audience  The Directorate General of Legislation( DGL) of the Ministry of Law and Human 
Rights, Supreme Court  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Japanese Experts  
Outputs or impact  (1) Training materials to improve the capacity of drafters for ensuring legislative 
consistency are created and training fo r drafters using such materials is conducted.  
(DGL) ; (2) Training materials are developed in order to strengthen Judge 's capacity 
for efficient case processing and fair case disposition in litigation with business -
related litigation, particularly IP litig ation and training for judges using such 
materials is conducted. (Supreme Court) ; (3)  Reference materials regarding 
business -related litigation, particularly IP litigation are developed, published and 
disseminated among judges and other legal professionals . (Supreme Court)  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Sawai.Hiroshi@jica.go.jp   
  
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- 35 - Name of programme or project  Virtual Workshop on Copyright and Related Rights for Performers of South 
Pacific Countries  
Date and end date  25 February 2021 - 25 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Fiji; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu  
Brief description  Topics covered : (1) Country Report on Recent Developments and Future Perspective 
in the field of Copyright and Related Rights at National Level ; (2) Copyright and 
Related Rights Issues: Digital Opportunities and Challenges most relevant to Pacific 
Performers ; (3) National Strategy and Mechanisms for Supporting Performers: 
Practice and Experience of Japan ; (4) Main Features of the International 
Marketplace: Potentials and Strategies for Performers of the South Pacific ; and  (5) 
Supporting Young Performers and other Creators of the South Pacific: How to 
Participate in and Benefit from the International and Digital Marketplace  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Cook Islands: Ministry of Cultural Development and others Fiji: Attorney -General 's 
Chambers and others Kiribati: Ministry of Commerce, Industry a nd Cooperatives 
Niue: Department of Finance and Planning and others Papua New Guinea: 
Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) and others Samoa: Ministry of Commerce 
Industry and Labour and others Tonga: Ministry of Trade and Economic Development 
and others Tu valu: Ministry of Local Government and Agriculture and others 
Vanuatu: Vanuatu Intellectual Property Office and others  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Center for Performers ' Rights Administration(CPRA/Geidankyo), Australasian 
Performing Right Associatio n (APRA), artists  
Outputs or impact  Provided practical information and knowledge in how to participate in and benefit 
from the international and digital market.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  kokuchosaku@mext.go.jp  
  
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- 36 - Name of programme or project  Training Workshop for Officials and Managers of New and Young Collective 
Management Organizations  
Date and end date  15 June 2021 - 16 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bangladesh; Cambodia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Mongolia; Pakistan; Sri 
Lanka  
Brief description  Topics covered : (1) Overview of the Copyright System of Japan and Role of the 
Copyright Office ; (2) Overview of Co llective Management System in Japan ; (3) 
Overview of the WIPO Good Practice Toolkit for Collective Management 
Organizations (CMOs) ; (4) Country Report on Current Status and Future Perspective 
in the field of Copyright and Collective Management ; (5) Typical  Issues Encountered 
by New and Young CMOs and How to Prevent and Resolve Them ; (6) Typical Issues 
Encountered by Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers 
(JASRAC) and Experience in How prevent and Resolve Them ; (7) Typical Issues 
Encountered by Copyright Offices and Experience in How to Prevent and Resolve 
Them ; (8) Challenges and Issues Encountered by Participating Countries and 
Suggestions on How to Prevent and Resolve Them.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Bangladesh: Secretary General, Licensing and Collecting Society for Cinematograph 
Film (LCSCF) and others Cambodia: Director, Copyright and Related Rights 
Department, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and others Lao PDR: Deputy Director, 
Copyright Division , Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Industry and 
Commerce  and others Mongolia: General Manager, Mongolian Society of 
Composers, Authors & Publishers (MOSCAP) and others Pakistan : Deputy Registrar 
Copyrights, Copyright Office, Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO -
Pakistan)  Sri Lanka: Director General, National Intellectual Property Office of Sri 
Lanka (NIPO) and others  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Attorney at Law, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers 
(CISAC), Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers 
(JASRAC)  
Outputs or impact  Gained practical knowledge on effective management of performers ' rights. 
Strengthened cooperation among copyright management organizations in t he 
region.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  kokuchosaku@mext.go.jp  
  
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- 37 - Name of programme or project  Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative Enterprises  
Date and end date  25 August 2021 - 25 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; 
Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Topics covered : (1) New Trends, Opportunities and Business Models in the Creation, 
Production and Distribution of Artistic Works: How to Adapt to Changing 
Environment during and post the Pandemic : and  (2) How Copyright Offices Can 
Assist Artist and Creative Enterprises i n Adjusting to New Markets and Maximizing 
the Benefits: Practices and Experiences from the Region.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Cambodia: Chief Executive Officer, Camazoon Co., Ltd. and others Indonesia: 
Deputy Director, Legal Affairs and Collectiv e Management Organization Division, 
Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights (DGIPR), Ministry of Law and 
Human Rights and others Lao PDR: Deputy Director, Copyright Division, Department 
of intellectual Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerc e and others Malaysia: 
Account Assistant Archive Capital Sdn. Bhd. and others Philippines: Director Ⅳ,  
Bureau of Copyrights and Other Related Rights, intellectual Property Office of the 
Philippines (IPOPHL) and others Singapore: Co -Founder, ARTO  and othe rs Thailand: 
Business Development and Strategy Manager, Ookbee Co., Ltd. and others Viet 
Nam: Director, Copyright Office of Viet Nam(COV), Ministry of Culture, Sports and 
Tourism and others  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Intellectual Property Office of  the Philippines (IPOPHL), Chiang Mai, Intellectual 
Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), Kodansha Ltd, Australasian Performing 
Right Association (APRA), ARTO  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the importance of protecting copyright and relat ed 
rights.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  kokuchosaku@mext.go.jp  
  
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- 38 - Name of programme or project  2nd Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative 
Enterprises  
Date and end date  22 February 2022 - 22 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; 
Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Topics covered : (1) How to Add Value to Artistic Creations: Tips from Artists ; (2) 
How to Adapt to Digital Transformation: Adaptive Approach to Paradigm Shift for 
Creative Enterprises in Art Fields ; (3) How to Maximize the Role of Copyright for 
Boosting Creative Industri es in Art Fields: Examples and Best Pravctices ; and (4) 
How to Support Artists and Creative AMEs in Art Fields and Facilitate their Woks/ 
Products Entering the marketplace.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Cambodia: Official, department of Copyright an d Related Rights, Ministry of Culture 
and Fine Arts and others Indonesia; Deputy Director, Legal Affairs, Collective 
Management Organizations, Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) and 
others Malaysia; Head, Marketing, Glue Studios Sdn. Bhd. And others Philippines: 
Intellectual Property Rights Specialist Ⅳ, Intellectual Property Office of the 
Philippines (IPOPHL) and others Thailand: Executive Committee, The Publishers and 
Booksellers Association of Thailand and others  Viet Nam: Officer, Copy right Office 
of Viet Nam (COV), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and others  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Cultural Economy Development Agency (CENDANA), Komiket Inc., Shogakukan Inc., 
Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), Tokyo Flex La w Office  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the importance of protecting copyright and related 
rights.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  kokuchosaku@mext.go.jp  
  
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- 39 - Name of programme or project  3rd Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative 
Enterprises and the Role of Copyright  
Date and end date  23 March 2022 - 23 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Bhutan; Nepal; Sri Lanka  
Brief description  Topics covered : (1) Recent Developments in Copyright and Related Rights and New 
Challenges and Opportunities for Creators and Creative Enterprises ; (2) How 
Creators and Creati ve Enterprises can Work Together to Add Values and Broaden 
Markets for their Works and Products ; (3) How Governments can Support Creators 
and Creative Enterprises: Examples and Suggestions ; and  (4) How Cultural/ Trade/ 
Professional Associations can Support  Artists and Creative Enterprises: Examples 
and Best Practices.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Bhutan: Operations Manager, SAMUH Mediatech Pvt Ltd and others Nepal: 
Accountant, Nepal Copyright Registrar 's Office, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civ il 
Aviation and others Sri Lanka: Consultant, Authors Composers and Publishers 
Organization of Sri Lanka (ACPOSL) and others  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Komiket  Inc., Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), International   
Relations Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), National Intellectual 
Property Office of Sri Lanka (NIPO)  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the importance of prote cting copyright and related 
rights.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  kokuchosaku@mext.go.jp  
  
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- 40 - Name of programme or project  National Workshop on Developing the Potential of Creative Youth and 
Copyright for A Better Future  
Date and end date  26 April 2022 - 26 April 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia  
Brief description  Topics covered : (1) The Important Role of Youth, Creativity and Copyright in 
Creating A Better Future ; (2) How Copyright could Support and Reward the Potential 
of Your Creativity ; (3) How to Increase Awareness and Capacities through Innovative 
Approaches and Contribute t o the Creation of A Better Future ; and (4) What Creation 
and Copyright Mean to Me: Inspirations and Experience  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  New Zealand Division Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), Royal 
Academy of Cambodia, Tokyo Gakugei University  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the importance of protecting copyright and related 
rights.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  kokuchosaku@mext.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  8th meeting of EAPVP Pilot project  
Date and end date  15 December 2021 - 16 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Participating countries adopted documents about following topics : Proposal for roles, 
responsibilities of the participating countries,  and the e -PVP Asia service; 
Arrangements for D US examination; Schematic and Payment mechanism of e -PVP 
Asia. 
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UPOV  
Outputs or impact  Meeting documents about the e -PVP Asia were adopted.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  st-pgr@jataff.or.jp  
  
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- 41 - Name of programme or project  9th meeting of EAPVP Pilot project  
Date and end date  22 March 2022 - 22 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; 
Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Participating countries adopted documents about following topics : Proposal for roles, 
responsibilities of the participat ing countries,  and the e -PVP Asia service; 
Arrangements for DUS examination; Schematic and Payment mechanism of e -PVP 
Asia 
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UPOV  
Outputs or impact  Meeting documents regarding  the e-PVP Asia were adopted  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  st-pgr@jataff.or.jp  
  
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- 42 - Name of programme or project  Plant Variety Protection and Quality Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  
Date and end date  13 September 2021 - 2 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Pakistan; 
Sudan; Thailand; Viet Nam; Zambia  
Brief description  This program aims to establish an environment for Plant Variety Protection (PVP) in 
accordance with the UPOV Convention for countries that do not have a system for 
PVP, and which contributes to accelerated development in agriculture by promoting 
the utilization of new varieties in conformity with internationally agreed principles.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Center for Plant Variety Protection and Agricultural  Permits of Indonesia, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, Institute of Plant Agriculture Science of Mongolia, 
Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, Peshawar of Pakistan, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Natural Resources of Sudan, Ministry of Agric ulture and Cooperatives 
of Thailand, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Viet Nam, Ministry of 
Agriculture of Zambia, Department of Agriculture (DOA) of Malaysia, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal   
Technical cooperation pr ovider(s)  JICA/ Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) / Center for Seeds and 
Seedlings, NARO (NCSS) / Intellectual Property Division, Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)  
Outputs or impact  Participants acquire practical skills to implement public system of seed quality test, 
and new plant variety protection (PVP) system, in conformity with international 
standards.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 43 - Name of programme or project  WCO SMIPRP （The Strategic Management and Intellectual Property Rights 
Program ） 
Date and end date  19 March 2021 - 26 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Botswana; Cameroon; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Malawi; 
Mongolia; Nigeria  
Brief description  SMIPRP is a 12 -month master 's degree program at AGU 's Graduate School of 
Business and offers cutting -edge classes and practical management skills for future 
leaders, particularly in customs organizations around the worl d. 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Acquiring the foundational skills in strategic management and IPR, and in how to 
design, implement, and evaluate public pol icies, in particular customs policy, in 
accordance with development strategies for organizations  
Website for further information  https://www.aoyamasmiprp.jp/  
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  WCO/JICA Knowledge Co -Creation Program Customs Administration  
Date and end date  6 December 2021 - 16 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Egypt; Ethiopia; Iran; Malawi; Nigeria; Pakistan; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; 
Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This program aims to help participants to formulate Action Plans for their Customs 
Reform and Modernization by identifying challenges, which ought to be tackled to 
improve in the field of Customs Administration in respective country.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO/JICA  
Outputs or impact  Formulate Action Plans  for their Customs Reform and Modernization by identifying 
challenges  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
  
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- 44 - Name of programme or project  WCO/JICA Knowledge Co -Creation Program Customs Administration  
Date and end date  31 January 2022 - 10 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kazakhstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan  
Brief description  This program aims to help participants to formulate Action Plans for their Customs 
Reform and Modernization by identifying challenges, which ought to be tackled to 
improve in the field of Customs Administration in respective country.  
Beneficiary institution or  audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO/JICA  
Outputs or impact  Formulate Action Plans for their Customs Reform and Modernization by identifying 
challenges  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  WCO/JICA Knowledge Co -Creation Program Customs Administration  
Date and end date  11 January 2022 - 20 January 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Côte d 'Ivoire; Djibouti; Guinea; 
Senegal; Togo; Tunisia  
Brief description  This program aims to help participants to formulate Action Plans for their Customs 
Reform and Modernization  by identifying challenges, which ought to be tackled to 
improve in the field of Customs Administration in respective country.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO/JICA  
Outputs or impact  Formul ate Action Plans for their Customs Reform and Modernization by identifying 
challenges  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
  
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- 45 - Name of programme or project  WCO CLiKC! E -Learning Module Working Group  
Date and end date  21 June 2021 - 23 June 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  WG to be shared experience in the IPR for the WCO online training material  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of best practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for 
Mozambique Revenue Authority  
Date and end date  6 July 2021 - 8 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Mozambique  
Brief description  Workshop that focuse d on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of best practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
  
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- 46 - Name of programme or project  WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Sri 
Lanka Customs Administration  
Date and end date  4 August 2021 - 6 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Sri Lanka  
Brief description  Workshop that focuse d on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of b est practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Iran 
Customs Administration  
Date and end date  13 September 2021 - 15 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Iran 
Brief description  Workshop that focuse d on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of b est practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
  
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- 47 - Name of programme or project  JSPP21 Workshop on Intellectual Property (IP) Rights  
Date and end date  15 October 2021 - 15 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Workshop that focuse d on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  JICA 
Outputs or impact  Transfer of best practices a nd international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for 
Indonesian Customs Administration  
Date and end date  18 October 2021 - 19 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Workshop that focuses on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of best practices and international standa rds 
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
  
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- 48 - Name of programme or project  WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Iran 
Customs Administration  
Date and end date  21 February 2022 - 23 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Iran 
Brief description  Workshop that focuse d on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of best practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
Name of programme or project  WCO OPERATION "BALKAN GATE 2 " OPERATIONAL WORKSHOP  
Date and end date  2 March 2022 - 4 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece; Italy; Malta; 
Montenegro; North Macedonia; Romania; Serbia  
Brief description  It was mainly organized for the benefit of operational services of Customs 
Administrations and of right holders actively involved in the operation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of best practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
  
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- 49 - Name of programme or project  WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for 
Thailand Customs Administration  
Date and end date  28 March 2022 - 1 April 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Thailand  
Brief description  Workshop that focuse d on supporting the development of the regulations and 
operational procedures to implement IPR border enforcement  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Customs Administration  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WCO (CCF-Japan)  
Outputs or impact  Transfer of b est practices and international standards  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  430190300000@mof.go.jp  
 
 
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